Basketball Recap: Chrisman Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Gavin Mccord and Statler Mitchell

Chrisman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 64-42 to the Villa Grove Blue Devils. That's two games in a row now that the Cardinals have lost by exactly 22 points.

Gavin McCord

Points

11/25/25 vs Villa Grove	19
11/24/25 @ Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland]	21
02/24/25 @ Casey-Westfield	20
02/20/25 @ Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine	25

Despite the loss, Chrisman had strong showings from Statler Mitchell, who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine boards, and Gavin McCord, who went 7-for-15 on his way to 19 points and three steals. The matchup was McCord's fourth in a row with at least 19 points.

Gavin Taylor had a dynamite game For Villa Grove., shooting 64% from the field en route to 20 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Thomas Vandeventer, who posted 11 points and eight boards.

Chrisman's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Villa Grove, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.

Chrisman didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 89-51 loss against Oakwood on the 26th. As for Villa Grove, they have also already played their next game, a 50-44 win against Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine on the 26th.